The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-03-10

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tAesAa Fewer er the Co.,. y.
Make she ApPelnsmene-p--.H
! Ensasled Always - Fan - ~
tasion I'm she Senate. ese
Tomorrow the Florida s,ate.m..
tacnment Tor Detroit has lured him !, snoaa
q inc nanonai capital, win become - -
y9nes- Inc Fiorida Legislature Do - ~
u.n sno Yesterday Gov. Pesry. - -
the new senate before that time s..aI,eloa 4
J. j: Finley, Of Ocala, As the succs..s sssed q
tor Jones. The new senator vas : -, q IN.
soldief In the confederate army . ~. 49,
supreme court, and for three te,ms Go
CONGRESS. Since the appointment : "e9sad
the legislature elects, Senator Jons.s oniI uala
possibility Of becoming his own ., sull h
though i Is conceded by bis friend. .sss.os-sl
apossioliity. In the event of his rs.; - g Oh
Will tomorrow end continuous ssseat y
highest legislative body of the land .sa u
over period OF y years. During th. s,,,skadIag
sena.or mas earned national reputation - as
stitutional lawyer, and q Statesman wSI1a 60
upon all great questions have hssn NO. noss vIew
breadth OF judgment and liberali,v a W Ia 1
that mark freedom from the rss,,; ~ opinns
ence OF party bias. In the matter ar - Isas
however, the distinguished senetor !. psoenety
chiefly TO the tenacity with which he IN 'noeossa
TO Detroit as temporal abiding nlscs n oiaag
good and bad repute he has defined ev..l aioseA
to secure bis presence at Wasbinc,on esod
infatuation for the attractions presen,s1 soa y
city have called down upon his deyo,sJ y hs
manner OF ADVERSE criticism and oulsnoS.. = y
ANNEXATION. All this has not moved The s,.s oe
statesman, ana the end OF his senatorial y
uoes noI promise any change in the even -.
oi yne way which he has 30 steadfas,lv icns 80
When asked il he expected a re- ~ipHsd
Senator replied that he had no on;n;as Ne
vance upon that subject. He ,ntims,ss a.
lngness 10 continue as custodian of tn W.
and trust which he has so long epioved ~ .',3
cilned prophesy as TO what might he 1919, ~ y
III l am not sent back" he sad. al am ~, 'ea
a6le-oodied man. and had resumed the n Ssn
OF my profession Six years ago, would Be bs,,..
:, Asked about the appointment for United o..
senator 10 serve until the Legislature eoui aug
ms successor, senator Jones replied ths, =.
query was suggestive Of a very imnor,sn,s sas
ton, and one now prominently heto,a - ioe
pie 1t was as to the right Of A Govs.sope ~
make such an appointment, as was recsn,,.s
by the Governor Of West Virginia and A. - ~
probable action of the Senate upon The sr "@
or rejection Of such an appointment ~ Gpso y.
matter there is great diversity OF opinion 49, s
eminent jurists and Senators. OF The ls.. 80 !
OF Governor TO make such appoinImen, ~ ~
no doubt. The constitutional authorize r. ~
exercise OF that power cannot be uuestiona5 q
the celebrated Lewman case of 1925 The g..
uec'ueu tha' the governor of State could ~
appoint temporary Senator unless the ysr,as,
occurred during the regular term of one - -
of The Senators, and that where the Iss;' ~ oOa
has an opportunity to elect Senator a. i. =.
case OF West Virginia and fails TO do 20 IL =
cancy thus arising would not be with. ~
meaning OF the Constitution, and the Govs,.. =.
could not appoint "A
The question came up again in 1870 =. a..
case of the Governor of New Hamnsh;rs " IN sas
ing to difficulty that arose out of the ns- a.
sitmuon OF that State, the Legislature f.;,sS !.
elect successor to Senator Wadleipb ana a. !"
Bell was temporarily appointed by he 49, 80
tive. de was Republican, and rece;vsa =.
vote OF his party in the Senate. with The s.-. ss
ton OF Senator C0nkling, while Senator, R.r
ard. voorhees,, David Davis and myself -. .y,
with the Republicans, thus seating Nj. Be,l ''a
Inc same question was again raised ls,., !,
the case OF Senator Blair, also from New Ham
shlre, and mine was the only Democrats ~,
he received. For my action there wa. 80. ~
complimented by the PHILADELPHIA Pr.~ !.
organ which has since been severe in n. -.
lures upon me. The Republicans in tbeX
cases mentioned, almost unanimously so,t.inss
the power OF appointment, and the Demorr,,.
opposed II. The recent appointee from We
virginia Is "a Democrat, but / cannot hel;r,,
that this fact will change the vote of Senator
In presenting this matter To the se,s,. !.
1879 declared 1t the intent of the const;tutio-
that at all times and under all circumsia.o,.
each OF the states should have two senator R
importantsNas the equal representation q tbe
STATES IN the senate regarded that it WA ri b.
yon the power OF the states or OF the peopk. h
OF such equal representation without ia -
consent, l commended that any such vacancy 4
the legislature OF a state could gil by elec;0
the governor OF that state could Temporarily Al
Dy the appointment In case the legislature IN
not IN session. Were il otherwise state misbt
Ter a long time, and perhaps during a critizI
period, be left without the representation secured
to II BY constitutional sanction. The injustice
OF this IS in itself a strong argument in favor d
nay argument that the governor of state mar
secure the representation to which that state 3
CHItiCu Wy ulll0g b V&caucv IN
the senate that occurs when the legislature a
such state is not in session, and cannot Therefore
elect a senator"
When asked this morning as to Judge Finsy
whom the governor of Florida has NAMED d
the place made vacant by the expiration Of Ses-
ator Jones term, the latter said: ale is an e.
cellent man of fine abilities. He is not ouly one
OF the best men in Florida, but one Of the bet
in the south: He presided in the court at whes
l was admitted to the bar, and the pleasant rsla-
tons created during my earlier professional
career have always been raaintained. Thoagh
three score years and ten. he is well preserved
with mental faculties unimpaired. He acquisd
MS lille OF general in the confederate service
ine governor exercised bis constitutional right
in appointing Gen. Finley, and he will be seasr
Tor from Florida until the legislature, which
meets in April, makes an election"
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